RP 5059 — Request for the increase of unemployment benefit for families (Requerimento de Majoração)

What is RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families?

RP 5059 (Requerimento de Majoração do montante do Subsídio de Desemprego, do Subsídio por Cessação de Atividade ou do Subsídio por Cessação de Atividade Profissional) asks Portugal's Social Security (Segurança Social) to increase the benefit you already receive because of the children in your household. It covers the unemployment benefit (subsídio de desemprego) and the benefits for the self-employed and company officers whose activity has ended.

The form has three parts: your details and, if you are married or in a de facto union, your spouse's or partner's; the household (agregado familiar) with every member's name, NISS, NIF, date of birth and relationship to you; and the declaration you sign. Segurança Social says the request should preferably go through Segurança Social Direta; the paper form can be filled in on a computer and handed in or posted to a service desk.

FileIt explains each part in English, fills in your name and date of birth from your vault, checks every NIF, and prints your answers into the official PDF, which is saved in your vault. You sign it and hand it in yourself. FileIt never sends it.

Who needs to fill out RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families?

• Couples, married or in a de facto union, who both receive unemployment benefit and have dependent children.
• Single parents receiving unemployment benefit.
• Self-employed people or company officers receiving the benefit for the end of their activity, in a household with dependent children.
• Anyone whom Segurança Social has told they may be entitled to the increase and who prefers the paper form.

When to use RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families

• While you are receiving the unemployment benefit or a business-closure benefit and the household has dependent children.
• When the household changes in a way that may make you entitled to the increase.
• If you can't use Segurança Social Direta, which Segurança Social recommends for this request.

What you need before you start

• Your full name, NISS (Social Security number) and date of birth.
• If married or in a de facto union: your spouse's or partner's full name, NISS and date of birth.
• For each other household member: full name, NISS, NIF (tax number), date of birth and relationship to you.
• For anyone without a NISS, form RV 1017, as the form's footnote says.

What’s on RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families

The 2025 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 4 parts, and it is signed by Applicant:

1. 1. Applicant (Dados do requerente)Applicant
2. 1. Your spouse or de facto partner (Na situação de casado ou em união de facto)Applicant
3. 2. Household (Composição do agregado familiar)Applicant
4. 3. Declaration, date and signature (Declarações)Applicant

How to fill out RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families, step by step

1 1. Applicant (Dados do requerente)

Your full name, your 11-digit NISS and your date of birth. If you are married or in a de facto union, switch on the spouse part and give their name, NISS and date of birth.

2 2. Household (Composição do agregado familiar)

Row 1 is you, pre-printed as 'Requerente'. List everyone else who lives with you in rows 2 to 12. The form says every column is compulsory: full name, NISS, NIF, date of birth and relationship (in Portuguese, such as filho, filha, cônjuge).

3 3. Declaration (Declarações)

By signing you confirm the information is complete and true, accept that it is used to decide and calculate the benefit, and commit to show supporting documents, keep them while the benefit is paid, and report changes within 10 working days. Date it and sign.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Leaving a column empty for a household member - the form says every column is compulsory.
• Listing a household member without a NISS and not including form RV 1017 for them.
• Typing a NIF with a wrong digit - FileIt checks the check digit for you.
• Forgetting the spouse's details when you are married or in a de facto union.
• Not reporting later changes to the household within 10 working days.

After you fill it out

Sign the form. Segurança Social prefers the request through Segurança Social Direta; on paper, hand it in at or post it to a Segurança Social service desk, as page 2 says. FileIt never sends it for you.

Keep any supporting documents while the benefit is paid, and show them when asked.

A copy stays in your FileIt vault under the person you filled it for.

RP 5059 - Unemployment benefit increase for families: frequently asked questions

Official sources

• Blank form (PDF), published by Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P. (Segurança Social, Portugal): https://sisscontent.seg-social.pt/documents/10152/21738/RP_5059.pdf/40f432a2-72aa-467a-a705-8626628b9b0f
• Official instructions and guidance: https://www.seg-social.pt/subsidio-de-desemprego
• Edition shown on this page: RP 5059/2025 (Portuguese) (checked 2026-10-25).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P. (Segurança Social, Portugal) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-25.

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